North Cronulla

North Cronulla Rock Pool

Visitor info

Highlight: Shares its rock platform with the main pool, and has a children's pool alongside
Entry: Free
Open: Open at all times
Cleaning: Not on a weekly roster. Closures are scheduled for sand removal. Check the council page.
Where: The Esplanade, Cronulla NSW 2230 (northern end)
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History

Sharing its rock platform with Cronulla’s main ocean pool, this swimming spot and its neighbouring children’s pool were opened in 1932, back when they were the only pools on the rocky block. Here, the water gently rises and falls with the tide and you can find yourself swimming with fish when they’re not nibbling on the seaweed growing in the sheltered water below.

Water temperature by month

Much the same right along this stretch of the Sydney coast. Approximate — the water runs about a season behind the air.

Jan 22–23°C

Feb 23–24°C

Mar 23–24°C

Apr 22°C

May 20°C

Jun 19°C

Jul 18°C

Aug 18°C

Sep 18–19°C

Oct 19°C

Nov 20–21°C

Dec 21–22°C

Approximate. Sources disagree by a degree or two. The water lags the air by about a season, so autumn stays warm after the crowds leave and spring stays cold after summer seems to have started.